Toilet article.



No. 759,450. PATENTBD MAY 10, 1904. M. KOHNER.

TOILET ARTICLE. APPLIoA'uoN 11mm un. s. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

IINiTaD STATES Patented May 10, 1904.

PATENT FFICE..

"TOILET AnTloLE.

v SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,450, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed April 3,1903. Serial No. 150,926. (No model.) A

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that L-Monnrs Korman, a citi- Zenof the United States, residing at Philadelphia,countyofPhiladelphia,and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in toilet articles, and has for its object to provide a toilet article designed to be used in the cleaning of hair-brushes, and this brush-cleaner may be combined with any other toilet article desired or used separately.

With this end in view this invention consists in the-details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make anduse the same, the construction and operation willnow be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichw Figure l is a plan view of my improved brush-cleaner attached to the back of a handmirror; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section through the combined brush-cleaner and mirror; Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional view through the combined brush-cleaner and mirror, showing a modified form of construction.

After a series of experiments I have discovered that a hair-brush can be easily, quickly, and effectively cleanedA by brushing or rubloing the bristles ofthe brush upon a wire screen., The effect of this operation is to cause the dandruif to be removed from the brush, which will fall through the screen, and the loose hair contained in the brush will be removed from the bristles and rolled together. The principle upon which this cleaning process works is that each individual bristle of the brush will momentarily protrude through the meshes of the screen and will strike the wires composing the screen and will be bent by the wires, and in springing back to their normal position the dandruif will be detached therefrom. The loose hairs contained in the brush will be removed from the bristles by the screen, and the movement of the brush will cause these hair to roll together in a roll,

which may be removed from the upper surface of the screen.

My invention consists simply in preparing such a screen'that it can be used conveniently for cleaningI the brushes, and in providing a receptacle below the screen for receiving the dandruff, which may be afterward emptied therefrom. As I have stated before, this brush-cleaner may be attached to any toilet article desired, but would probably always be used in combination with a hand-mirror, and

I have so illustrated the same in the drawings.

A- represents the mirror portion, and B the handle therefor. Upon the back of the mirror I pivot at the point C a frame D of the same general outline as the mirror. Over the top of this frame D, I stretch the fine-wire screen E, which may be secured to the frame D in any suitable manner, here shown as being fastened with a bead F of the same outline as the frame, which is placed on the top of the screen, and the screen will therefore be clamped between the frame and the bead. Thus a space Gr will be left below the screen for the reception of the dandrufl which passes therethrough. For the purpose of supporting the screen and preventing the same from coming in contact with the back of the mirror when pressed downward by the brush I extend wires H from one side of the frame D to the other directly underneath the screen, which will support the same. In the drawings I have shown two wires, which cross one another at an angle; but of course any number of wires could be used and arranged in any de sired manner.

In using this article, as shown in Figs. l and 2, the brush is rubbed upon the screen until cleaned, and then by pressing' the frame D to one side, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, the dandrull' will be scraped from oiij the back of the mirror by the movement of the frame into any suitable waste-receptacle.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form of construction in which the hack of the mirror is formed with a recess I, and the screen E is clamped in the metal frame J, and this frame is pivoted at the point K to the back of the mirror, so that the frame may arise therefrom as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. A thumb- IOO lever L is attached to the frame for the purpose of raising the same, and a spring M is interposed between the back of the mirror and the lever L, adapted to normally hold the screen-frame downward. Thus after the cleaner has been used it is simply necessary to press downward upon the lever L with the thumb and empty the dandruff and waste material from out of the recess I.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is@- 1. Inabrush-cleaner, aframework, provided with a handle, a woven-wire screen, a frame surrounding said woven-wire screen to which the edge is attached, said screen-framework being pivoted to the other framework, the framework below the screen being provided with a recessfor receiving the waste material removed from the brush, said screen being adapted to be removed from above the recess by rocking the screen upon its pivot, and means for supporting the screen to prevent the same from sagging, as specied.

2. A brush-cleaner consisting of a body, a handle formed with said body, a screen, a frame surrounding the screen to which the edge is attached, said screen-frame being pivoted to the body, said body being provided with a recess below the screen, the screen being adapted to be rocked on its pivot to uncover the recess, wires extending across the screenfrarne from one side to the other below the screen for supporting the same, as specied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MORRIS KOHNER. Witnesses:

V. W. MILLS, MARY E. HAMER. 

